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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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